![]() ![]() You won't find another candle smelling like this around because the scent is custom made through a trial and error process to make it perfect and closest to the scent of turn out gear after putting out a a house fire.Ĭheck out the other 30 scented "Man" candles. The tin is finished with a custom made metallic label and a warning sticker on the bottom for safety information. This custom crafted candle is poured into a 8oz aluminum tin. The wax is dyed red for visual appearance. The candle is 100% handmade, hand poured and made in the USA. The candle has notes of firewood, cedar, leather and is made with 100 % soy based wax. This is a custom scented candle that smells like firefighter "turn out gear" or bunker gear. More importantly, it's what keeps drivers safe in the worst possible situations.Firefighter, Firefighter Candle, Firefighter Gift, Soy Candle, Firefighter Wife, Fireman Wife, Gift for Firefighter, Gift for Fireman, Handpoured Candle, Man Candle, Thin Red Line, Custom Candle, Fire Department. Building them takes seven to 10 days.įrom the company's suits to its helmets, it's this time and precision that makes teams like Porsche Motorsport and Corvette Racing turn exclusively to Stand 21 for racing gear. Even the helmets are fire-resistant, featuring flame-retardant inside liners, visors, and paint. While the colorful suits may be the main attraction, they are accompanied by shoes, socks, and underwear, all made with Nomex. A suit from Stand 21 takes anywhere from four to eight hours to assemble. Then the entire suit is assembled with fireproof structural stitches. The layers are quilted together with the outer fabric using fireproof thread. It has at least two, but up to six layers for drag racers, the world's fastest motorsport, where engines can be over 10 times as powerful as Formula 1 cars. ![]() The inner lining of the suit is made of flame-retardant mesh, made to provide extra protection as well as comfort. The pieces of this outer layer are then machine-embroidered with team names and sponsors. This fabric is made of Nomex, the same flame-resistant material worn by firefighters and military pilots. The template is printed, placed over the fabric, and used as a tracing tool to hand-cut the pieces of the suit's outer layer. It's made up of individual pieces that together comprise a racing suit. Then workers use computers to construct a pattern, or template. To make its fire suits, Stand 21 starts by measuring drivers' height, weight, arm length, chest circumference, and more. Company general manager Romain Morizot has even participated to show just how committed to safety and confident in its gear the company is. The company has famously held demonstrations for fans and racing teams that involve dousing a stuntperson dressed in its gear in grease and setting them completely on fire. These types of standards require Stand 21 to be meticulous in its gear's construction and always researching new ways to improve it. For example, the FIA, which owns Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship, requires suits to be able to withstand at least 12 seconds exposed to flames before the wearer experiences second-degree burns. Stand 21's gear has to meet rigorous standards. The answer is the time and precision companies like Stand 21 put into making racewear for teams at NASCAR, Ind圜ar, and Formula 1. So how do drivers walk away almost unharmed? ![]() ![]() A blazing car burns as hot as 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit. 10 years later, F1 driver Romain Grosjean was trapped in a fireball crash for 27 seconds but sustained only minor burns to his hands as well. She walked away with only minor burns to her hands. In 2010, Ind圜ar driver Simona de Silvestro sat in a burning race car for 32 seconds as her crew struggled to get her out. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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